Overview

• A truck traveling south on Route 9 near Abra Pampa was stopped at night while carrying 40 bags of cement.
• A mobile non-intrusive scan showed anomalies in the fuel tank, and a videoscope prompted removal of the tank for detailed inspection.
• At the customs facility, rescanning and opening revealed two hermetic metal compartments holding 50 rectangular packages.
• Customs spectrometer testing confirmed the substance was cocaine with a final weight of 52.27 kilograms.
• Three Argentine citizens, two men and a woman, were detained as the case moved to federal jurisdiction under Ley 23.737 with participation from Fiscalía Federal de Salta, PROCUNAR, Aduana and the Jujuy police.